The brilliance of Quran
Aadil Hussain The magnificence and superiority of the Quran lies in the fact that it is the Word of Allah, the most accurate and the truthful speech. Its grandeur, bears the holy book itself, is such that had it been sent down upon a mountain, from the fear of Allah the mountain would have “humbled […]
Constitution: The corner stone of our democracy
Om Birla India is the largest functioning democracy in the world, not only by virtue of its size, but also because of its pluralistic character and democratic values and spirit which have stood the test of time. Democratic traditions and tenets have remained an integral part of the glorious legacy of Indian civilization. The virtues […]
Man absconding for 16 years arrested in Jammu
Jammu, Nov 26 (PTI) An absconder was arrested here on Friday, 16 years after being booked under a case of rash driving and injuring people, officials said. Based on a specific information, a police team arrested Manzoor Ganai from Anantnag, they said. He was evading arrest since 2005 in cases of rash driving and causing injury […]
India to resume scheduled international flights from Dec 15: Aviation Ministry
New Delhi, Nov 26 (PTI) Scheduled international flights to and from India will be resumed from December 15, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Friday. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, scheduled international flights have been suspended in India since March 23 last year. However, special passenger flights have been operating since July last year under […]
JK reports 174 fresh covid-19 cases, four fatalities
Srinagar, Nov 26: Jammu and Kashmir reported four deaths due to the covid-19 while 174 persons tested positive for the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Friday. Among the fresh cases, 43 were reported from Jammu Division and 131 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 336237. There were four deaths— three from […]
WHO hosts special meeting on worrying new COVID-19 variant
Geneva, Nov 26 (AP) Advisers to the World Health Organization are holding a special session Friday to flesh out information about a worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in South Africa, though a top expert says its impact on COVID-19 vaccines may not be known for weeks. The technical advisory group on […]
24 Kgs RDX, 71 hand grenades destroyed in Reasi: Police
Reasi, Nov 26: Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday said that the explosive seized during various militancy operations in subdivision Mahore of district Reasi has been destroyed. Police station of area and SOG had seized grenades, IEDs, RDX in 15 militancy cases registered since 2009 in Mahore-Chassana area, police said. These explosives remained in the […]
Search operation in Poonch’s Bhatta Durrian still on, suspect presence of militants: DGP
Jammu, Nov 26 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh said the combing and search operation in Poonch district is still on as security forces suspect the presence of militants in the Bhatta Durrian forests where nine soldiers were killed in October. Efforts are being made from Pakistan to increase infiltration of militants in […]
Active cases in country rise to 1,10, 133
New Delhi, Nov 26 (PTI) India logged 10,549 new coronavirus infections taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,45,55,431, while the active cases rose to 1,10,133, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 4,67,468 with 488 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 […]
Night temperature again slides to freezing point in Kashmir
Srinagar, Nov 26: A day after some respite, mercury dropped to below freezing point across Kashmir Valley with Pahalgam being the coldest at minus 3.3°C on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that mercury in Srinagar settled at minus 1.3°C against previous night’s 0.4°C. On November 23, the mercury settled at minus 2.3°C which […]